Hat head-size measuring-machine



Oct. 16, 1934. F MARRIOTT ET AL HAT HEAD-SIZE MEASURING MACHINE FiledSept. 14, 1953 INVENTOES Frank Marv-1:077.

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All; T702445 Y cat Patented Oct. 16, 1934 D STATES Frank Marriott,

Ferguson, and Walter E. Hyatt,

St. Louis, Mo.

Application September 14, 1933, Serial No. 689,340

5 Claims. (01. 33-479) 1 This invention relates to a certain new anduseful improvement in machines for measuring the head-size of hats andhas for its chief object the provision of a machine of the type and forthe purpose stated which is simple and inexpensive in structure, whichmay be economically manufactured, which may be easily and convenientlymanipulated, and which is precise, accurate, and eflicient in theperformance of its intended functions.

And with the above and other objects in view, our invention resides inthe novel features of, form, construction, arrangement, and combinationof parts presently described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing,--

Figure l is a plan view of a machine of our invention for measuring thehead-size of a hat;

and j Figure 2 is a sectional view ofthe machine taken approximately 'onthe line 22, Figure 1.

.Referring now more in detail and by reference characters to thedrawing, which illustrates a practical embodiment of our invention, themachine comprises a base A in the form preferably of a metallic or othersuitable rigid flat plate preferably, as shown, of rectangular contourwith rounded corners and marginally flanged, as at l, the flange 1having suitable feet-providing enlargements, as at 2, for resting on atable, desk,

work-bench, or the like.

Suitably within its area, plate A is provided with a bearing 3 foraccommodating a vertically disposed szub-shaft 4, pinned to which, as at5, for concentric rotatory movement on and over the plate A, is a drum Bhaving preferably the skeleton formation best seen in Figure 2.

Fixed to, and upstanding from, the plate A in adjacence to and uponopposite sides of the drum B, are suitable posts 6, 6, and C designatesa steel-band or other way-providing member, which is edgewise disposedon the plate A with one end attached to the post 6. From the post 6, theband C extends embracingly about the periphery of drum B and is suitablyattached adjacent its opposite end, as shown, to the other post 6', andto the projecting band end-portion '7, a flexible preferably steelribbon or tape D is adjacent one end permanently fixed, as at 8, the oneend-portion 9 of ribbon or tape D being presented intermediate the posts6, 6, toward the drum B for co-operation therewith in the formation of amouth for the tape-way provided intermediate the drum B and the fixedband C.

The tape D, which may be of any suitable length, is convoluted andwindable about the pe riphery of drum Band at its other end is fixed, asat 10, to the periphery thereof, for purposes presently appearing; V

Adjacent a margin, the plate A is cut-away or apertured, as at 11, inthe provision of a sightopening for visually presenting or exposing ahead-size scale or head-size graduations 12 marginally carried in anannular series on a disk E suitably mounted, as at 13, on the shaft 4;for rotatory movement under the plate A.

Adjacent a margin, the plate A is suitably formed with a second bearing,as at 14, for accommodating for rotation a vertically disposedstub-shaft 15, to the upper end of which is fixed a preferably knurledmanipulating member or button 16. And suitably fixed, as at 17, on theshaft 15 for rotatory movement under the plate A, is adriving-sprocket-wheel 18 connected, as bya chain 19, with adriven-sprocket-wheel 2o suitably fixed, as at 21, on the shaft 4 under,and also suitably fixed, as at 22, to the disk E, and it will be evidentthat, on manipulation of the button 16, the drum B and disk E will besimultaneously rotarily actuated relatively to the plate A, the tape Dwound upon, or unwound from, the drum'B or, as may be said, annularlyexpanded or contracted relatively to the drum B, and the correspondinghead-size of the hat being measured visually displayed at thesightopening 11.

It is, of course, to be understood that, when the tape Dis in fullywound or contracted condition, the disk E will display at thesight-opening 11 the smallest head-size measurement of the particularmachine.

Now, in use and operation, the hat whose headsize is to be measured isdisposed upon the plate A and over the drum B and contracted tape D. Thebutton or knob 16 is thereupon manipulated to expandingly unwind thetape D, as indicated in dot-dash lines, Figure 1, until the same firmlyand snugly engages the wall of the crown of the so disposed hat, thedisk E thereupon displaying at the opening 11 the proper, accurate andprecise measurement of the head-opening of the particular hat.Thereupon, the button 16 is reversely manipulated and the tape Dcorrespondingly contracted to permit convenient removal of the measuredhat.

The machine is simple in structure, is conveniently usable, and isprecise and efficientin the performance of its intended functions.

It is to be understood that changes in the form, construction,arrangement, and combination of the several parts of the machine may bemade and substituted for those herein shown and described withoutdeparting from the nature and principle of our invention.

Having thus described our invention, What we claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is,

1. A hat head-size measuring machine comprising, in combination, a base,a drum mounted for rotatory movement in a horizontal plane on, andhaving its peripheral Wall vertically disposed to, the base, aconvoluted flexible tape edgewise disposed to the base having one endattached to the peripheral Wall of the drum and its other end fixed onthe base for annular expansion and contraction about the drum, and meansfor rotarily actuating the drum for annularly expanding and contractingthe tape. 7

2. A hat head-size measuring machine comprising, in combination, a base,a drum mounted for rotatory movement in a horizontal plane on, andhaving its peripheral Wall vertically disposed to, the base, posts fixedto, and upstanding from, the base upon opposite sides of the drum, aWay-forming band edgewise presented to the base and fixed to said postsfor partially surrounding the pe-, ripheral wall of the drum, said bandhaving an end-portion projecting intermediate the posts, ameasuring-tape also edgewise disposed to the base fixed at an end to theperipheral wall of the drum and at its other end to the projectingend-portion of the band for annular expansion and contraction about thedrum and band, and means for rotarily actuating the drum for annularlyexpanding and contracting the tape.

v 3. A hat head-size measuring machine come prising, in combination, abase having a sight: opening, a drum mounted for rotatory movement in ahorizontal plane upon, and having its peripheral wall verticallydisposed to, the base, a scale-disc mounted for rotatory movement in ahorizontal plane on the under face of the base for visually displaying acarried scale-graduation at'the sight-opening, a convoluted flexibletape edgewise disposed to the base having one end fixed to theperipheral wall of the drum and its other end on the base for annularexpansion and contraction about the drum, and means for simultaneouslyrotating the drum and disc for expanding or contracting the band anddisplaying a corresponding scale-graduation at the sightopening.

4. A hat head-size measuring machine comprising, in combination, a baseprovided With a sightopening, a vertically disposed stub-shaft mountedfor rotation on the base, a drum fixed on said shaft for rotatorymovement in a horizontal plane over, and having its peripheral wallvertically disposed to, the base, a scale-disc fixed to the shaft forrotatory movement in a horizontal plane under the base for visuallydisplaying a carried scale-graduation atsaid sight-opening, a convolutedflexible tape edgewise disposed to the base having one end fixed .to theperipheral wall of the drum and its other end on the base for annularexpansion and contraction about the drum, and means for simultaneouslyrotating the drum and disc for expanding or contracting the band anddisplaying a corresponding scale-graduation at'the sight-opening.

5. A hat head-size measuring machine comprising, in combination, a baseprovided with a sightopening, a vertically disposed stub-shaft mountedfor rotation on the base, a drum fixed on said shaft for rotatorymovement over thebase, a scale-disc fixed to the shaft for rotatorymovement under the base for visually displaying a carriedscale-graduation at said sight-opening, a convoluted flexible tapehaving one end fixed to the periphery of the drum and its other end tothe base for annular expansion and contraction about the drum, and meansfor simultaneously rotating the drum and disc forexpanding orcontracting. the band and displaying a corresponding scale-graduation atthe sight-opening, said means comprising a second vertically disposedstub-shaft mountedfor rotation on the base, sprocket-wheels on saidshafts, a chain connecting said wheels, and amanipulating button on thesecond shaft.

. i WALTER E. HYATT. FRANK MARRIOTT.

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